Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Just give me that old time religion

In what appears to be a rather massive violation of the freedom of
religion, the Republican party in Indiana appears to have amended the
state criminal code to either make it a crime, or confirm that it remain
a crime, for clergy to conduct weddings for gay couples.

While it is not widely known, numerous mainstream American religions permit
gay nuptials. The faiths include reform Judaism, Evangelical Lutherans,
Episcopalians, and the United Church of Christ, among others.

The amendment to the criminal code,
which will go into effect on July 1, 2014, makes it a misdemeanor,
punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine of $1,000 for clergy
“solemnize” a marriage of two men or two women.

6 comments:

DanF
said...

Gov. Mike Pence is as bright as a brick, and he's the smart one. Like everywhere else in the country, Indiana once had moderate Republicans in the legislature, and like everywhere else, they have been replaced with pure, 100% distilled essence of GOP wingnut juice.